Lake Ontario, Niagara River
Lake Ontario and Trib’s
Some more fresh king salmon arrived on the scene this week in 18 Mile Creek and Burt Dam, thanks to a little more water flow from the dewatering of the Erie Canal. With the salmon, brown trout and steelhead are both in the mix, giving anglers several options to choose from.
For the salmon, eggs or egg imitations top the list, but with the low, clear water conditions, be sure to downsize your baits. Single eggs, smaller hooks and...

One Way to Meet Mr. Big Deer!
About the “Tink-Tink” Learning Curve
Moments of Joy, Moments of Magic
By Joe McAdams
My son Shawn grew up in an outdoors family. We hunt, fish, trap shoot and love the outdoors. When he was 14 years old, he already had 2 years of small game hunting and was proficient with his .22 rifle. In New York, kids need to turn 12 before it is legal for them touch a firearm, even a bb-gun, but Shawn had been getting “hands-on” exposure to guns and...

Leadership is Painful
Courage That Cannot Be Shared
A Personal Story, See His Blog Called Crucifixion
By Forrest Fisher
Sometimes we meet people and we meet new truth, the kind that can change the direction of our lives. It’s not often, but when we do, there is a stirring among the roots that anchor our mind. Those immovable links to common things we trust and about how we feel. There are new questions. There is a mixture of knowledge and reflection that evolve. We might question...

- Monster Salmon, Steelhead and Trout all year long
- Hang on to your Hat!
By Forrest Fisher
If you have ever had the “itch to fish” a world class fishery in a hotspot fishing adventure wonderland, you gotta try dropping a line in the Lower Niagara River at Devil’s Hole from a boat.
The sheer sound of the gurgling water flowing past will bring a pleasant surprise to your hearing senses. It is so relaxing at first, but only until you hook into a monster salmon or steelhead...

Giant Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike
North Country Grandeur, Great Food
Peace, Nature, Sacred Moments
The Perfect Christmas Gift - Affordable
By David Gray
If you were writing a Hemingway-like novel and wanted to pick a really eloquent name for a fishing destination, you couldn’t choose a better one than “Campfire Island, Rainy Lake.” Even the name just sounds perfect and if you are in love with fishing, not just fishing, but fish, fish, fish - then you will find...

By Fern Fisher
Need 3 Gallons of Soup Quick? This simple recipe is so easy and fun. Just slice, dice, toss into the Can-Cooker, turn on low heat and come back in 90 minutes. Let it cool a bit and this will feed your family or your entire deer camp crew for several days.
The soup is so tasty that one 8-ounce serving with a slice of your favorite bread/butter will often beckon your taste buds for another serving.
Tasty, nutritious, zero fat. Hard to beat! Store it cold after initial...

By Forrest Fisher
Talented and inspirational author, K.J. Houtman, continues to provide the outdoor world thought-provoking appreciation with a common connection. This heartwarming, outdoors lady identifies ways we see our Creator in nature. On this Thanksgiving Day 2016, enjoy her wonderful poem above.
For more from K. J. Houtman, including an entire chapter book series of adventurous outdoor tales for kids, see Fish On Kids Books at www.fishonkidsbooks.com or at Amazon starting with Book...

Advice from Tony Bynum
Eye Contact, Image and Action
Photo Gear
By Forrest Fisher
There are those incredible moments in your lifetime when you meet someone and his work, and quickly realize that even after spending a lifetime in the outdoors, there is yet another resource that you need to know so much more about. Outdoor photography with Tony Bynum is like that.
His photography has amazed many of us in magazines, newspapers, national ad’s, art galleries and many other places. ...